MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.82,-89.68 Latitude: 32.82 Longitude: -89.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 79 SFC 996 116 22.3 21.7 96 0.7 21.9 188 9 295.8 298.8 295.2 343.6 16.60 2 950 524 20.0 20.0 100 0.0 20.0 202 33 297.5 300.4 295.0 342.9 15.67 3 900 990 18.5 17.6 94 0.9 17.9 225 50 300.6 303.2 294.9 342.3 14.23 4 850 1479 14.8 12.1 84 2.7 13.1 230 56 301.6 303.6 292.4 332.6 10.48 5 800 1991 13.0 8.4 74 4.6 10.2 226 55 305.0 306.6 292.0 331.2 8.70 6 750 2530 8.8 5.7 81 3.0 7.0 231 62 306.1 307.5 291.5 329.4 7.70 7 700 3099 6.3 2.7 78 3.6 4.3 230 56 309.4 310.7 291.7 329.9 6.65 8 650 3703 2.6 -0.9 78 3.5 0.8 226 51 311.9 313.0 291.5 329.2 5.53 9 600 4347 -0.5 -3.5 80 3.0 -2.0 227 53 315.5 316.5 292.0 331.2 4.93 10 550 5037 -5.2 -6.2 93 1.0 -5.7 230 54 317.9 318.7 292.3 332.0 4.38 11 500 5781 -8.5 -8.5 100 0.0 -8.5 235 54 322.7 323.5 293.3 335.9 4.02 12 450 6592 -13.1 -13.1 100 0.0 -13.1 239 57 326.8 327.4 293.6 337.3 3.10 13 400 7477 -20.1 -20.5 97 0.4 -20.2 242 58 328.9 329.2 293.2 335.4 1.88 14 350 8453 -26.7 -27.2 96 0.5 -26.8 243 53 332.7 333.0 293.6 337.0 1.18 15 300 9550 -33.9 -35.7 83 1.9 -34.1 241 46 337.6 337.8 294.3 339.9 0.60 16 250 10804 -42.8 -46.0 70 3.3 -43.0 248 42 342.5 342.5 295.1 343.5 0.25 17 200 12268 -54.0 -58.1 61 4.0 -54.1 251 58 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.08 18 150 14088 -60.4 -83.4 3 22.9 -60.6 257 57 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16540 -70.6 -86.3 8 15.7 -70.6 254 32 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.00 m Freezing level: 608.07 mb = 4242.80 m = 13919.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.81 mb = 3880.39 m = 12730.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.69 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.58 mb = 195.96 m = 642.92 ft T: 21.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 14.18 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.30 mb = 713.91 m = 2342.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.46 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.29 C Showalter Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.89 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.29 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 31.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 882.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.11 mb = 623.30 m = 2044.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.11 mb = 1142.48 m = 3748.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.11 mb = 10692.07 m = 35078.53 ft B at Equ Level: 878.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.11 mb = 14330.35 m = 47015.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 10.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 514.9 neg: -50.7 tot: 464.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.57 Bulk Rich Number: 6.31 Bulk Shear: 139.81 m/s